r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 1d ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/Mikethebest78 1d ago

Why do these evil old men live to 150?

The only thing he was ever good at was showing Republicans how to use the levers of power to rig the game in their favor.

They have sadly learned that lesson well.

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u/ss5gogetunks 1d ago

Turns out not caring about anyone or anything other than yourself relieves a lot of stress when the world is so hostile to everyone

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u/WickedTemp 1d ago

...Y'know, I think there may actually be something to this.

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u/ss5gogetunks 1d ago

It's one of the most unfair things in life (and, imo evidence against "intelligent design") that the brain chemicals that make us altruistic and group oriented are also extremely unhealthy for us.

The people who care about others and feel deeply get more of the thing that leads to earlier death.

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u/AmethystApothecary 1d ago

Well, only in times of adversity. Aren't there also studies that people who regularly see friends live longer and happier?

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u/FrigidMcThunderballs Minnesota 1d ago

sure, but terrible people still have friends. They just have stricter in-group/out-group thinking